diff --git a/buf-js.gen.yaml b/buf-js.gen.yaml
index d764cba70dac2..7982bf300fd0b 100644
--- a/buf-js.gen.yaml
+++ b/buf-js.gen.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ plugins:
     opt:
       - import_style=commonjs,binary
 
-  # https://github.com/grpc/grpc-node/tree/grpc-tools%401.11.2/packages/grpc-tools/
+  # https://github.com/grpc/grpc-node/tree/grpc-tools%401.12.4/packages/grpc-tools/
   - name: grpc
     out: gen/proto/js
     opt: grpc_js
diff --git a/build.assets/Dockerfile b/build.assets/Dockerfile
index 6123abd56af82..0416e7243d2a1 100644
--- a/build.assets/Dockerfile
+++ b/build.assets/Dockerfile
@@ -7,12 +7,6 @@
 # teleport built on any newer Ubuntu version will not run on Centos 7 because
 # of this.
 
-# GRPC_NODE_PLUGIN_BINARY_TYPE has to be defined above the first FROM as it's
-# used in another FROM instruction. See the comment for grpc_node_plugin image
-# for more details.
-# Valid values are "prebuilt" and "compiled".
-ARG GRPC_NODE_PLUGIN_BINARY_TYPE
-
 ## LIBFIDO2 ###################################################################
 
 # Build libfido2 separately for isolation, speed and flexibility.
@@ -72,33 +66,6 @@ RUN mkdir -p /opt && cd /opt && curl -L https://github.com/gravitational/libbpf/
     make && \
     make install
 
-## GRPC_NODE_PLUGIN ###########################################################
-
-# grpc_node_plugin is built only on arm64.
-#
-# To generate JS protofiles, we need the grpc-tools npm package. Unfortunately,
-# it doesn't ship with a prebuilt grpc_node_plugin binary for Linux arm64. [1]
-#
-# We have to build it from source. Cloning all submodules takes a lot of time
-# and bandwith so we build the binary in a separate image.
-#
-# [1] https://github.com/grpc/grpc-node/issues/1405#issuecomment-1282201879
-
-FROM buildpack-deps:18.04 AS grpc_node_plugin
-RUN apt-get update && \
-    apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends cmake
-COPY teleterm_linux_arm64.toolchain.cmake ./linux_arm64.toolchain.cmake
-RUN git clone --depth=1 --branch=grpc-tools@1.11.2 https://github.com/grpc/grpc-node.git && \
-    mv linux_arm64.toolchain.cmake grpc-node/packages/grpc-tools/. && \
-    cd grpc-node && \
-    git submodule update --init --recursive && \
-    cd packages/grpc-tools && \
-    cmake -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=linux_arm64.toolchain.cmake . && \
-    cmake --build . --target clean && cmake --build . --target grpc_node_plugin -- -j 12 && \
-    mv grpc_node_plugin ../../../. && \
-    cd ../../.. && \
-    rm -rf grpc-node
-
 ## BUILDBOX ###################################################################
 #
 # Image layers are ordered according to how slow that layer takes to build and
@@ -269,8 +236,8 @@ RUN helm plugin install https://github.com/vbehar/helm3-unittest && \
     chown -R ci /home/ci/.local/share/helm && \
     HELM_PLUGINS=/home/ci/.local/share/helm/plugins helm plugin list
 
-# Install JS gRPC tools
-RUN (npm install --global grpc_tools_node_protoc_ts@5.0.1)
+# Install JS gRPC tools.
+RUN (npm install --global grpc_tools_node_protoc_ts@5.0.1 grpc-tools@1.12.4)
 
 # Install protobuf and grpc build tools.
 ARG PROTOC_VER
@@ -329,19 +296,5 @@ RUN cd /usr/local/lib && \
     ldconfig
 COPY pkgconfig/buildbox/ /
 
-FROM buildbox AS grpc_node_plugin_binary_prebuilt
-ONBUILD RUN (npm install --global grpc-tools@1.11.2)
-
-FROM buildbox AS grpc_node_plugin_binary_compiled
-COPY --from=grpc_node_plugin grpc_node_plugin ./grpc_node_plugin
-ONBUILD RUN npm install --global --ignore-scripts grpc-tools@1.11.2 && \
-    mv grpc_node_plugin $(npm root -g)/grpc-tools/bin/. && \
-    # grpc-tools needs protoc but we already install it a couple of steps above.
-    ln -s $(which protoc) $(npm root -g)/grpc-tools/bin/protoc
-
-# A "conditional" FROM like this breaks up the number of steps in the progress bar of the given
-# image, so let's use it at the end. This way the progress bar for buildbox stays mostly untouched.
-FROM grpc_node_plugin_binary_${GRPC_NODE_PLUGIN_BINARY_TYPE} as buildbox
-
 VOLUME ["/go/src/github.com/gravitational/teleport"]
 EXPOSE 6600 2379 2380
diff --git a/build.assets/Makefile b/build.assets/Makefile
index dd39a82ba63f6..37741eba5a426 100644
--- a/build.assets/Makefile
+++ b/build.assets/Makefile
@@ -74,13 +74,6 @@ endif
 DOCKERFLAGS := $(DOCKERFLAGS) -v $(GOCACHE):/go/cache -e GOCACHE=/go/cache
 endif
 
-ifeq ("$(RUNTIME_ARCH)","arm64")
-	GRPC_NODE_PLUGIN_BINARY_TYPE := compiled
-else
-	GRPC_NODE_PLUGIN_BINARY_TYPE := prebuilt
-endif
-export
-
 
 #
 # Build 'teleport' release inside a docker container
@@ -133,7 +126,6 @@ buildbox:
 			--build-arg GOLANG_VERSION=$(GOLANG_VERSION) \
 			--build-arg RUST_VERSION=$(RUST_VERSION) \
 			--build-arg NODE_VERSION=$(NODE_VERSION) \
-			--build-arg GRPC_NODE_PLUGIN_BINARY_TYPE=$(GRPC_NODE_PLUGIN_BINARY_TYPE) \
 			--build-arg PROTOC_VER=$(PROTOC_VER) \
 			--build-arg GOGO_PROTO_TAG=$(GOGO_PROTO_TAG) \
 			--build-arg LIBBPF_VERSION=$(LIBBPF_VERSION) \
diff --git a/build.assets/teleterm_linux_arm64.toolchain.cmake b/build.assets/teleterm_linux_arm64.toolchain.cmake
deleted file mode 100644
index a25e998231799..0000000000000
--- a/build.assets/teleterm_linux_arm64.toolchain.cmake
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-# CMake toolchain used to build grpc_node_plugin for arm64 which is needed by grpc-tools.
-set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -march=armv8-a" CACHE STRING "c++ flags")
-set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS   "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -march=armv8-a" CACHE STRING "c flags")
-set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -march=armv8-a" CACHE STRING "ld flags")
diff --git a/web/packages/teleterm/package.json b/web/packages/teleterm/package.json
index c923131a3bb77..079a46102ba77 100644
--- a/web/packages/teleterm/package.json
+++ b/web/packages/teleterm/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     "build-renderer": "webpack build --config webpack.renderer.prod.config.js --progress",
     "build-native-deps": "electron-builder install-app-deps",
     "package": "electron-builder build --config electron-builder-config.js --publish never -c.extraMetadata.name=teleport-connect",
-    "generate-grpc-shared": "npx -y --target_arch=x64 --package=grpc_tools_node_protoc_ts@5.3.2 --package=grpc-tools@1.11.2 -- grpc_tools_node_protoc -I=src/sharedProcess/api/proto --ts_out=service=grpc-node,mode=grpc-js:src/sharedProcess/api/protogen --grpc_out=grpc_js:src/sharedProcess/api/protogen --js_out=import_style=commonjs,binary:src/sharedProcess/api/protogen src/sharedProcess/api/proto/*.proto"
+    "generate-grpc-shared": "npx -y --target_arch=x64 --package=grpc_tools_node_protoc_ts@5.3.2 --package=grpc-tools@1.12.4 -- grpc_tools_node_protoc -I=src/sharedProcess/api/proto --ts_out=service=grpc-node,mode=grpc-js:src/sharedProcess/api/protogen --grpc_out=grpc_js:src/sharedProcess/api/protogen --js_out=import_style=commonjs,binary:src/sharedProcess/api/protogen src/sharedProcess/api/proto/*.proto"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/web/packages/teleterm/src/sharedProcess/api/proto/ptyHostService.proto b/web/packages/teleterm/src/sharedProcess/api/proto/ptyHostService.proto
index 14a9703fa1053..d433f7a2e7145 100644
--- a/web/packages/teleterm/src/sharedProcess/api/proto/ptyHostService.proto
+++ b/web/packages/teleterm/src/sharedProcess/api/proto/ptyHostService.proto
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
+// TODO(ravicious): Before introducing any changes, move this file to the /proto dir and
+// remove the generate-grpc-shared script.
+
 syntax = "proto3";
 
 import "google/protobuf/struct.proto";